A three-run outburst in the first inning triggered the A's 5-2 triumph over the Orioles. Rickey Henderson began with a walk and stole second. Dwayne Murphy followed with an RBI single, took second on the throw home and scored on a double by Dave Revering. A single by Wayne Gross then plated Revering.

Steve McCatty scattered six hits in going the route, giving the A's staff the major league record of 78 complete games over a 162-game schedule. The previous record was held by the 1968 San Francisco Giants. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1980 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          3  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .300      Bumbry cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .311
Murphy cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .278      Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Singleton rf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .288
Revering 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .287      Murray 1b             3   0   1   1     0   2   .287
Armas rf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .266      Crowley dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Gross 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .278      Graham c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
  Klutts 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Newman c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Roenicke lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .264
McKay 2b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .236        Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Picciolo ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Garcia ss             3   1   2   0     0   0   .205
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
                                                          Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   4     2   5             Totals               33   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 22,529
Left on Base: A's 4, Orioles 8
DP: A's 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Murphy, McKay, Murray, Garcia
Doubles: Revering (20), Gross (19), Garcia (8)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (72)
Sacrifice Hits: McKay (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Murray (5)
GIDP: Page (5), Singleton (17)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(11-13)        9     6   2   2   3   5   0  37   4.02
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(22-6)           9     8   5   5   2   5   0  36   3.05
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy
singled to center [Henderson scored, Murphy to second (on throw
to home)]; Page grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to
third]; Revering doubled to right [Murphy scored]; Armas
grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to center [Revering
scored]; Newman grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry lined to center; Dauer singled to center;
Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKay grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
struck out; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; Crowley reached on an error by
Murphy [Crowley to second]; Graham walked; DeCinces forced
Graham (shortstop to second) [Crowley to third]; Roenicke forced
DeCinces (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: On a bunt Murphy singled; Page grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at
second]; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia singled to center; Bumbry singled to left
[Garcia to second]; Dauer walked [Garcia to third, Bumbry to
second]; Singleton reached on an error by McKay [Garcia scored,
Bumbry to third, Dauer to second]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Bumbry scored]; Crowley popped to third; Graham grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas walked; Gross doubled to right [Armas
scored (error by Garcia)]; On a bunt Newman singled to third
[Gross to third]; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Gross scored, Newman to second]; On a bunt Picciolo
singled to third [Newman to third]; Henderson was called out on
strikes; Murphy popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); Roenicke
popped to second; Garcia doubled to right; Bumbry was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page flied out to center; Revering singled to
right; Armas struck out; Gross reached on an error by Murray
[Revering to second]; Revering was out trying to advance to
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
struck out; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley singled to right; Graham flied out to
right; DeCinces forced Crowley (second to shortstop); Roenicke
walked [DeCinces to second]; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson popped to shortstop; Murphy grounded
out (second to first); Page grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Dauer flied out to
center; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering popped to third in foul territory; Armas
struck out; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: KLUTTS REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Murray singled
to center; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted) [Murray to
second]; Graham grounded out (first unassisted) [Murray to
third]; DeCinces grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman flied out to center; McKay grounded out
(first unassisted); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Kelly flied out to
center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Lowenstein struck out;
Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Orioles 2.